Vessel



H. M. KOENIG.

VESSEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-31,1918.

Patented 015. 21, 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onirron HARRY M. KOENIG, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN;

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. Konivie, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improve nents in Vessels, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vessels.

In warfare onthe seas it is the ordinary practice to direct torpedoes from submarines or other vessels to strike the vessel attacked in its most vulnerable point, which in most vessels is medially of its length, in order to damage the power plant and the source of power of the wireless apparatus carried by the vessel. Furthermore the medial portion of the vessel provides for the allowance of greater leaway in estimating the range and consequently is the point usually at which the torpedoes are directed.

It is one of the objects of the present in vention to provide a vessel which will be substantially immune from, damage from torpedo attacks to the extent that a torpedo directed to strike a ortion of the vessel ordinarily vulnerable cannot do any damage.

A further object of the inventionis to provide a vessel which if damaged in part will continue to float and thus prevent the loss of life and the vessel.

A further object of the invention is to provide a vessel of the camouflage type which when afloat will have the appearance of an ordinary vessel and which is of simple construction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose described.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved vessel and its parts and combinations as set forth in. the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure l is a side elevation of the improved vessel, parts broken away to illustrate interior construction; and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a modified form of vessel.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 6 indicates the improved vessel which for c0nvenience of description may be said to corn sist of the submerged bow section 7', the

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submerged stern section 8 and the medial connecting section 9 which in the preferred form is of but shallow draft and inthe modified form just contacts with the surface of the water as indicated by the numeral 9". A deck 10 and a cabin 11 may be provided on both forms of vessel.

he bow and stern sections of the vessel are shaped to pass easily through the water and extend to a considerable depth compared to the medial portion and are of such size and proportionate length as to displace sufiicient water to support the major portion of the load so that the medial connecting section 9 will only be submerged a slight distance. lVatertight bulkheads 12 are provided between the bow and stern and medial sections and also any other places desired to float the vessel in the event that either the bow or stern section is damaged.

Torpedoes from submarines and other war vessels are discharged to travel eight to fifteen feet below the surface of the water so that when the charge of the torpedo is exploded against the side of the vessel at which it is directed the torpedo will be sufiiciently submerged to cause the force of the explosion to take the ath of least resistance, which will be the vessel. When a torpedo is thus directed toward the medial section of the improved vessel it will pass beneath the said section of the vessel without contacting therewith and the vessel will thus escape. As the vessel above the surface of the, water has the same appearance as an ordinary vessel the camouflage will deceive the enemy and thus conduce to the waste of torpedoes. In the event that the bow or stern section is struck by a torpedo the bulk heads would prevent water entering other portions of the vessel and thus prevent the sinking of the vessel.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved vessel is well. adapted for the purpose desired.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is:

1. A vessel, comprising a bow section, a stern section spaced therefrom, and a medial connecting section, said medial section being of less draft than the other sections, said how and stern sections being free from connection with each other below the plane of the medial section.

5. A vessel, comprising a bow section, a stern section spaced therefrom, a medial Patented cecal, 1.919. Application filed January 31, 1918. Serial No. 214,562;-

section connecting the other two sections tounobstructed space below the medial section and between the bow and stern sections, and bulkheads dividing the sections into separate compartments. v V 3. A vessel, comprising a bow section, a stern section spaced therefrom relatively a considerable distance, connecting the two sections together in spaced relation, said medial section being approximately of one-half the depth of the other sections to form an unobstructed space Copies of this patent may be obtained for considerable relatively of and a medial section five cents each, by addressing the below the medial section and'between the bow and stern sections.

4. A vessel, comprising a bow section, a stern section spaced-therefrom relatively a distance, said sections being deep draft, and a medial section connecting the other two sections together in spaced relation, said medial-section being relatively of shallow draft to form an unobstructed space below the medial section and between the bow and stern sections.

In testimony whereof, I afliX my signature.

HARRY M. i'ionnie.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, .D. G. 

